20.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Garah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Garah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Garah have remained notably positive over the last decade, with a smaller proportion of residents reporting illness than in most other areas. Only 20.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, including mental health issues which affect only 3.1% of residents. The most frequent long-term health reports are asthma at 8.9% and other conditions at 5.8%.
3.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Garah, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Garah need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the state and nation, with only 3.4% of the population requiring such support.
3.4% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Garah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11590/garah/topic/health-disability